Snow-filled Adventures

Updated November 6, 2025
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The hunt for Mount Everest
Storti, Craig
Paper Book
The height of Mt. Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mt. Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain. It's a tale of high drama, of larger-than...
The Vast Unknown
Coburn, Broughton
Ebook
By the author of the New York Times bestselling Everest: Mountain Without Mercy, this chronicle of the iconic first American expedition to Mt. Everest in May 1963 - published to coincide with the climb's 50th anniversary­ - combines riveting adventure, a...
In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage
Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia
Paper Book
"In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life--one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us."--Elizabeth Gilbert Endless ice. Thin air....
Antarctica
Averbuck, Alexis
Paper Book
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Antarcticais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get up close and personal with the local penguin populations, cruise the...
Antarctica
Averbuck, Alexis
Paper Book
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Antarcticais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get up close and personal with the local penguin populations, cruise the...
The impossible first : from fire to ice--crossing Antarctica alone
O'Brady, Colin
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Colin O'Brady's awe-inspiring memoir spans his triumphant recovery from a tragic accident to his gripping 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone,...
Endurance : Shackleton's incredible voyage
Lansing, Alfred.
Paper Book
'A thrilling reading experience! One of the greatest adventure stories of our times.' New York Times Book Review In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board a ship called the Endurance. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic...
An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science
Larson, Edward J.
Paper Book
Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it's the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his...
Ninety degrees north : the quest for the North Pole
Fleming, Fergus
Paper Book
In the mid-19th century, the North Pole was a mystery. Explorers who tried to penetrate the icy wastes failed or died. After Sir John Franklin disappeared with all his men in 1845, serious efforts began to be made to find the true Northernmost point. This is a vivid and witty history of the...
In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the USS Jeannette
Sides, Hampton.
Paper Book
New York Timesnbsp;bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew...
Thirty below : the harrowing and heroic story of the first all-women's ascent of Denali
Randall, Cassidy.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2025 Banff Mountain Literature Award for Nonfiction "An entrancing tale of a harrowing adventure." --Kirkus (starred review) Winner of the Banff Mountain Literature Award for Non-Fiction Celebrated in Vanity...
Tip of the iceberg : my 3,000-mile journey around wild Alaska, the last great American frontier
Adams, Mark
Ebook
**The National Bestseller** From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer...
Ada Blackjack : a true story of survival in the Arctic
Niven, Jennifer.
Paper Book
From the author of The Ice Master comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six months alone on a desolate, uninhabited Arctic island In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into...

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